The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-18
| SWEET CHALYBEATE SPRINGS. ALLIE
~ GHAN4 COUNTY. VIRGINIA,
FOR sALE,-
at Public Auction on
TUESDAY. AUGUST Esd, 1887.

= = rs eAeGutrix Of the last will and testament
VI JoilH nelly deed, WILL as required by the
WIN, olfer Tor sale on the premises, at puhiic
attet1oH, tne above named valuable property az
ABOVE indicated. -"
Is located in and is portion of the beautiful
Sailey SHOWN as the Sweet Springs Valley
nlhe n M rom Allegheny Station Chesapeake
and ONO Railway, from which noint the
Springs are reached by a good tnrnnike road
passing through picturesque scenery to the
tits composed of seven continuous troo,s
aggregating 'i"0's'
ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AMI
NINETY ACRES
OF limestone land, rich and fertile and 10 No.
only q 9ood gram, but very fine grazing farm
on Wnlch at least 2Oo cattle and a correspond-
ing number OF sheep could be handled !.Thnra
is large quantity of the most healthy ornutS
OF white OAK and other valuable timbers hed1.
ing in a stretch of 500 to 600 acres of Ihn r,USt
prolific bottom lands to be found anvwh n0o'
The land naturally takes to blue grass whan
the tim Der is cut off. ~
The accommodations of the springs are suff;
cienI for three hundred visitors, consisting of
main buildings, and cottages within conVen.
lent distance inside the enclosure and on a
gently sloping hill outside-thOse outside being
only some fifty yards from the main buildings
The altitude of the Springs above the sea
level is about twenty-five hundred feet-the lati-
tude is about 371ao North, and It's longitude $40
West of Washington. 1t is Is miles from the
mile from the Old Sweet.
The Thermometer ranges during the summer
months between 20 and $50 and rarely attains
to more than 500 in the hottest weather,
The Springs were known in their early his.
tory as the RED Sweet" and are dascrihed NV
recent writer as follows: "Fhere are two
medicinal springs, essentially the same ex.
cept that The Red Spring contains more iron
than a the other: The waters of the Red Spring
issuing from beneath heavy limestone arches
is the characteristic water of the place. and il
most relied upon for drinking and bathing 1t
is the outflow OF three fountains, separated by
natural stone partitions, but ali RUNNING into
common slu1ce-one being very much holder
and very much colder than the other. The
flow OF water is eight hundred gallons per
minute These springs supply the enclosed
cemented pools for plunge-bathing-one for
ladies and one for gentlemen. The tempera-
ture of the water is between IS and 75o,-pleas-
ant, lnvigorating and Notwithstanding and as
pools afford in perfection the true luxury of
bathing. Tie waters of the Springs used in
ternally and externally, are beneficial for nu-
merouS diseases OF females, for cholera in
fantum, obstinate cases of intermittent fever,
for jaundice, neuralgia. govt and rheumatism,
and for kidney affections, chronic diarrhoea and
dysentery.''
There is on the property and near the source
of the springs large merchant and grist mill,
which has q lucrative custom and commands
the patronage OF a vast and extensive area of
grain growing country. 1t is a source of large
profit-sufficient to pay a fair per centum upon
the entire property.
Taking this property as q whole-its farming,
grazing and timber value, in addition to the
improvements for the purposes of a summer re-
sort, and the remedial qualities of Its waters
1t has not an equal in the mountains of Vir-
ginia.
a business man, or q syndicate of business
men, who would manage the property with
Judgment, ought to clear a large per centum on
the Investment. to say nothing of the advan-
tages of health that would follow residence
on it.
The property will be offered in two parcels, or
as whole, as may be determined on the day of
sale.
TERMs.-One-halfc cash in hand, or negotia-
BILE paper at thirty days, interest included, sat
isfactorily endorsed; and the balance in two
equal annual PAYMENTS. the purchaser
cutting bonds with good security, bearing in
terest from date, and lien retained upon the
property as ultimate security.
For further particulars address the under
signed at Sweet Chalybeate Springs, Allegheny
county, Va, or Gen. W. Slzeen, CovingLon. Va,
$. NJ. Yost, Staunton, Va. Maj: Ed Mcmahon,
Covington, Ky, or Capt. ]. j. Stack, Fishers
vile, Jefre rson county, Kentucky, or, as the
Springs are now open for visitors, parties de-
string to purchase can have a pleasant trip in
the property, and making personal
examination.
POSSESSION given in October, or November,
after the close of the springs season.
HONORA KELLY, Administrative
of the estate of Jno. Kelly, decd,
Sweet Chalybeate Springs,
iulyli-tds Allegheny Co., Va.